Minecraft for PlayStation 4 gets cross-play support on December 10

What is it? Bedrock is the unified version of Minecraft which means it offers the same experience you’d get on Xbox One, Windows 10 and Nintendo Switch. As such, it also means that Minecraft players on PS4 will have access to cross-play support for the first time.

Mojang on Monday announced that Minecraft for PlayStation 4 will be updated to the Bedrock Edition on December 10.

The new version additionally grants access to the Minecraft Marketplace where you can pick up new mini-games, skins


Nvidia researchers present a rendering framework that can produce 3D objects from 2D images

Forward-looking: Computers excel at taking a 3D model and rendering it on a 2D screen. What they are not so capable of is taking a 2D image and creating a 3D model. However, thanks to machine learning, this is now becoming possible.

Nvidia researchers have created a rendering framework that uses AI to take 2D information and transform it into a 3D object accurately. The system is called DIB-R, short for differentiable interpolation-based renderer and is built on PyTorch ,

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer resurrects the Ecto-1, sees the return of Slimer


Sony Pictures Entertainment on Monday published the first official trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the next film in the storied Ghostbusters franchise. A true sequel to the first flicks, this new movie (technically the fourth in the series) follows a family that relocates to a creepy old farm house left to...

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Cadillac Live lets you browse the showroom floor without leaving home

In brief: Cadillac Live launched in the US on Monday. With it, potential buyers can get a close-up look at 10 Cadillac models and speak with a live product rep equipped to answer vehicle and purchase-consideration questions. Lots of car buyers start their research online and in this day and age of digital connectivity, such a service seems like a natural fit.

Cadillac earlier this year launched a live virtual showroom for Canadian customers . One part personal shopper, one part interactive digital showroom, the feature allows

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Full size Commodore 64 launch imminent, shipping in Europe first

In brief: For computing enthusiasts waiting for a more faithful recreation of the beloved Commodore 64, Retro Games Ltd. appear to be fulfilling pre-orders for those living in Europe. Unfortunately, there's no current indication on a US shipping date.

Thanks to the nostalgic wave of retro machines that has yet to crest, we learned earlier this year that the 8-bit 1980s gaming machine was getting a proper, full sized version . The C64, as it's called


2K confirms next BioShock game is in development at new studio

Something to look forward to: After years of rumors that the project was in the very early stages of development, publisher 2K has revealed that another BioShock game is in the works. The company has founded a new game studio called Cloud Chamber, which consists of several devs who worked on the previous games, to make the long-awaited next installment of the franchise.

Cloud Chamber, which is based in Novato, California, and Montréal, Québec, is headed up by Kelley Gilmore, who

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Microsoft to kill off support for its Windows 10 Mobile Office apps

In brief: Microsoft’s slow eradication of Windows 10 Mobile will continue through to January 2021—the date when support for its first-party Office apps comes to an end.

Way back in July 2017, Microsoft officially pulled the plug on the Windows Phone , and its focus on Windows 10 Mobile was waning rapidly. The inevitable happened in January this year, when the Redmond firm said free support for all Windows 10 Mobile products would end on December 10—tomorrow


China to replace all foreign hardware and software at government and public institutions by 2022

In context: In its ongoing trade war with the US, China's Communist Party has issued a directive seeking the mass replacement of all foreign computer equipment in government offices and public institutions within three years, in an attempt to increase its reliance on domestic technology amid the current US sanctions. Orders from the ruling party were reportedly disseminated earlier this year and recently brought to light in a report by the Financial Times.

Among several developments in the US-China trade war has been the latter's push to make itself


HP Omen X 27 Review: The Fastest 1440p Gaming Monitor


The HP Omen X 27 is a standard 1440p display (2560 x 1440), but it pushes the refresh rate up to 240Hz for the first time. We've had 240Hz available on 1080p monitors for some time, but 1440p hasn't been able to step up to the super high refresh podium...

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Metacritic has removed over 6,000 negative Death Stranding ratings

A hot potato: Death Stranding has proved to be a real love it or hate it game for many people. Now, more controversy is surrounding Hideo Kojima’s title after Metacritic deleted over 6,000 negative ratings, pushing its score up from 5.1. to 7.4.

The change was first reported by Redditor argandg, who noted that while there were 78 new positive ratings between the 4th and 5th of December, the number of negatives dropped by 6,429

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